Walter Crane — Line and Form

London, George Bell and Sons, 1908. Cloth. A practical handbook offering tips in the intricacies of drawing from a pioneer of the Golden Age of Illustration. An early edition of Line and Form, a series of lectures being a masterclass in drawing, written by British artist Walter Crane, the forerunner to the Golden Age of Illustration. Published in 1908, first published in 1900. In the publisher's original blue pictorial cloth, with numerous of Crane's in-text and full-page illustrations throughout. Contains a prize bookplate from Richmond Education Committee to the front free end paper, and publisher's original advertisements to the rear. Crane wished to write a volume which dealt with practical tips rather than abstract theories on illustration, and the resulting work is a brilliant handbook for those wishing to master their craft. 'The Bases of Design', another of Crane's educative works, is intended as a companion volume. Crane was a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement at the turn of the century, and is among the most respected artists of his generation. In the publisher's original pictorial blue cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight fading to the spine, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Offsetting to end papers, and spotting to prize bookplate. Internally, firmly bound, with gutter slightly visible between leaves pp.176-177 but firm. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with the odd spot to leaf extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Walter Crane. Very Good .